Automobile lifter



Sept. 4, 192s. L. T. BIEGLER AUTOMOBILE LIFTER Filed April 11, 1927 3ra/vento Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

LOUIS T. BEGLER, 0F ABERDEFN, EGJTl-l'.` DAKOTA.

AUTOIVIOBILE LFTER.

Application. tiled April l1, 132'?. Serial No. 182301..

This invention relates to a lifting means de signed for removable cooperation with a vehicle and permitting the connection of lifting or handling means for the vehicle at a point wholly beyond the vehicle Aparts and therefore in a manner to prevent possibility of injury to the vehicle or marring of its finish through the use of such lifting means.

The principal object of the present invention is the provision of a lifting element designed to directly cooperate with an axle of the vehicle or with an axle and spring to anchor one end of the lift with respect to the vehicle, the lift being projected beyond such axle and beyond the vehicle to provide for the convenient attachment of the lifting means.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the lifting element attached to a vehicle axle where the axle is of I-beam type.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the same, the axle being shown in section. Y

Figure 3 shows the cooperation of the lifter with a round axle.

Figure l is a plan and edge view of the bearing blocks used with the device when cooperating with a round or similar axle.

The improved lifter. comprises in its preferred form a lifting member made up of two angularly related bars A which at their outer or meeting ends are provided with a pin J to receive a clevis E to which the power lifting mechanism may be conveniently attached. The inner ends of the bars A present short parallel sections K, the terminals of which are formed in return bends L with inter-fitting ends M, the upper edges of which are inclined, as at N. l

A brace bar O connects the respective bars A intermediate their ends and is centrally provided with a threaded bloclr P in which operates a threaded rod D actuated through the medium of a handle Q, as shown. The inner end of the threaded rod l) carries a plate C which bridges the space between the parts K of the bars A and operates above said bars, as indicated in Figure 2.

The terminals L of the bars A are provided with hooks F for the use of the device with round er like axles as will appear later.

In the use of the lifter with axles of I-beam form, as indicated at B in Figures l and 2, the bars A are passed beneath the axle and the terminals M engaged in the channel of the axle from the rear. The inclined end N of the terminals M is such as to correspond with the inclination of the flange of the axle so as to bear snugly against the same when the botr tom surface of the axle is engaged by the uplper surface'of the bars A. rlhe handle Q is operated to cause the threaded rod D to force the locking plate C into contact with the front surfaceof the axle upright portion, thereby securely clamping the axle between the terminal end of locking plate C with the locking member prevented from tilting between the bearing of the inclined end against the axle flange and the broad bearing of the bars A upon the lower surface of the axle. The lifter is thus rigidly attached tothe axle against liability of turning or twisting thereon and the power lifting means may be conl gaged over the usualspring G to anchor the inner end of the lifter. Under these circumstances and to provide a proper bearing for the bars, bearing blocks l are interposed between the axle and the lifting bars A. These bearing blocks are shaped on their upper surfaces to conform to the shape of the axle and preferably roughened or serrated, as indicated, and are square on their lower surfaces to permit elfective bearing cooperation with the bars A. After the lifter is 'thus applied, the locking plate C is, of course, positioned against the axle as previously described in order to maintain the cooperation of the parts, whereupon the lifter is anchored with respect to the axle and may be utilized for lifting the desired portion of the vehicle through the use of any power lifting means.

lt is, of course, to be understood that the device is designed to cooperate Tith axles of any type and that the use of a single bar A in place of the pair of bars described and shown would be equally effective for some uses, and hence in so far as the scope of the appended claims may permit the use of a single bari'n place of the pair of bars described is contemplated.

Allf'hat lclainrto he new Ais: 1Q A lift *for `automobiles fand -tlie like, comprisingy bars connected at their forward ends Y and rearwardly divergent, -said liarsV including rearwardly ex'tendmg parallel portions at the ends of the divergent portions, sneh parallel portions berngjdesigned to underlie and provide supporting means .for'tlie Vaxle of the Vehicle and being terminally formed as opstanding Vforwardly directed hookshaying their. upper surfaces downwardly `and forwardly' inelinedto 'wedge beneath the rear upper flange of Vthe vehicle 'axleya singleplnte slidaloly supported onboth bars `rendono i comprising bars'eonneuted tllerffurward ends and rearwardly f'divergent, `saitl bars including rearwardly extending parallel portions at the uends of the .divergent portions, sueh parallel portions'being designed to underlie `the axle 'of the vehioleand heinflr terminally formed as upst'anding forwardly difrected ihooks :having their upper surfaces o downwardly and rwardly inclined to wedge beneath the Lupper 'rflangse.=A of the wehiole axle, a.lsngleiplateslidnbly supported onlbotnlhars wvth its" forward `portion ingxon thebars and itsfmar'porton spaned from :theupperrsuriace of` the barsdthetrear edge ofthe plateineingsubstantiallyfin: alligrb ment Withzthe hook iterminals of the'lhanm` and "1f mmh@ Operating-between the ibu and having m4 threaded runniwtion il to i said barslfor @perating;` the [plete ftowa rd and fromthelhok'bermirmls.

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